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readingwithgoose's review
emotional
funny
sad
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Medical content, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship
marissagero's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Medical content and Toxic friendship
Minor: Death and Pregnancy
ju_harue's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Eu fui pega pelo hype das amigas, que amam essa autora. A curiosidade me levou a um livro gostoso, que prendem a atenção e nos fazem devorar rapidamente. Um livro que aborda assuntos bem intensos, tensos, reais, com responsabilidade. Também há momentos de gargalhadas, de coração quentinho e pura magia. As referências inseridas nas cenas, são ótimas e adorei a entrevista no final! Eu achei que no começo a escrita faltava algo, mas ao chegar no final - que sim, é meio de novela - já tinha me arrebatado. Vou daqui direto para o próximo sem nem pestanejar (e que as amigas dizem ser o motivo real do hype kkk).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Toxic friendship
Minor: Death, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Misogyny, Medical content, Infidelity, Sexual assault, and Addiction
riosvanessa22's review
emotional
funny
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Physical abuse
meb1202's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, and Medical content
Minor: Pregnancy
marycage's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Sexual content
Minor: Infidelity
brandilovesbooks's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Part of Your World is a reverse Cinderella story. Alexis is royalty, in a way. She is part of a family that has a big name in the medical community and a 125-year legacy. Daniel is a carpenter and small town mayor who also runs a bed and breakfast. Fog, a raccoon, and a bet conspire to bring Alexis and Daniel together. Sparks fly and they feel an immediate connection. How can this relationship work when they are literally from two very different worlds?
Characters were well developed. Most of the characters were lovable. Some were despicable.
One of the things I enjoyed the most was that I couldn't predict how it was going to end. I found the ending to be extremely satisfying.
This book does deal with abusive relationships - both psychological abuse and physical abuse. It might be triggering to someone who is going through or has gone through similar situations.
Includes discussion questions for book clubs.
Recommended for people who like to read romances that seem destined to fail before they start and people who like to read books set in a small town.
Characters were well developed. Most of the characters were lovable. Some were despicable.
One of the things I enjoyed the most was that I couldn't predict how it was going to end. I found the ending to be extremely satisfying.
This book does deal with abusive relationships - both psychological abuse and physical abuse. It might be triggering to someone who is going through or has gone through similar situations.
Includes discussion questions for book clubs.
Recommended for people who like to read romances that seem destined to fail before they start and people who like to read books set in a small town.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Sexism, and Physical abuse
felynmarie's review
challenging
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
It was such a cute story! It feels like I'm on vacation at Wakan every time Alexis goes there. Such a breath of fresh air. I really enjoyed and loved it!
I can't wait to read the next books in this series 🥰
I can't wait to read the next books in this series 🥰
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Medical content, Classism, and Infidelity
Minor: Mental illness
fiwwa's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
OH WHAT A SWEET BOOK !!! small town men you never fail me. daniel is literally luke danes with softer personality and i LOVEEEEE him for that <3 abby jimenez i'm sorry i doubted you bcs of the reverse age gap trope but that turns out to be what makes this book SO funny. i love the fact that abby has such a diverse personality characters, even a privileged woman who never does her chores (ik sounds bad but some people actually lived that life) yet alexis still DELIVERED A BABY ??? queen fr. i knew i've always loved brianna she's a comedian !!! also fuck alexis's family and neil.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Infidelity, Medical content, and Toxic relationship
heyimberbie's review
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I’m a hater to my core. I really am. Any other day I absolutely hate contemporary romance with every fiber of my being, but the way that I feel about this book? Who am I?
Don’t get me wrong, there were moments where I put down this book because it wasn’t as interesting as other books I was reading at the time. There were also moments in this book where it was very cliche, read like a Hallmark movie, the writing wasn’t as good in some parts as it was in others, and sometimes I just felt like the fmc was a little emotionally immature at times. But aside from all that, I didn’t hate it.
I think the thing that truly moved this into 5 star territory for me was reading the authors note combined with the Q & A portion at the end of the book. Seeing how much research Abby Jiminez did and how many professionals/people were involved in the core idea for this book is exactly what I want to see from all authors in all books that I read, like let’s just be real.
The book was good, the romance was cute, Daniel Grant is the man that literally every woman probably wishes they had, Alexis was a typical fmc, and some of the characters in the book I really wanna push off a cliff tbh. But, one thing that impressed me the most was the abuse and domestic violence portion. I thought it was amazing how the author handled it while also including scenes that could educate people reading this book on what emotional abuse actually looks and feels like. As someone who has been through emotional abuse, I really appreciated that especially with how Alexis grew as a character in regard to her trauma with her family. It ended up being really important to me even though there were many times where I did not like Alexis because she did not act like a 38 year old woman would irl (especially as a woman with immense privilege).
Furthermore, albeit rather typical in “part of your world” kinda stories, seeing the classism and elitism of other characters play out was actually pretty interesting considering the dynamic that Alexis and Daniel had and the stance that Daniel maintained throughout the story. Sometimes I just think that books with this trope of “I can’t love you because I’m rich and you’re poor and therefore we’re living in separate worlds” is often overused and just predictable, but I actually enjoyed it here because most of Abby Jiminez’s more detailed writing was when we got to see this level of classism and how it impacted the mentality and trauma of the main characters. It made it interesting and gave a good look at what led to the found family trope in Part of Your World. I was also very happy to see a book with an fmc, who works in the medical industry, actually talk and acknowledge wealth disparity and how access to medicine is not easy, and even moreso how underserved communities need to be taken care of. As someone who comes from an area and lives a life where that is very common, I’m glad it’s being spoken about in a published book especially with recent cyclical chatter online being “reading is not political” which… that’s just a wild take.
I will say though, I did predict the ending by at least chapter 5, and honestly I wasn’t really disappointed by it. It was moreso one those moments where you say “haha I knew it”, but I personally don’t see the main affect of this story being how the ending turned out, so I’m cool with it.
Overall, it was pretty good. It was a fun read. There were some moments that were pretty predictable, but I feel like there is more to take away from this book than just the romance and a fun time and I like seeing that in my books. So maybe I’m an Abby Jiminez fan 👀
Don’t get me wrong, there were moments where I put down this book because it wasn’t as interesting as other books I was reading at the time. There were also moments in this book where it was very cliche, read like a Hallmark movie, the writing wasn’t as good in some parts as it was in others, and sometimes I just felt like the fmc was a little emotionally immature at times. But aside from all that, I didn’t hate it.
I think the thing that truly moved this into 5 star territory for me was reading the authors note combined with the Q & A portion at the end of the book. Seeing how much research Abby Jiminez did and how many professionals/people were involved in the core idea for this book is exactly what I want to see from all authors in all books that I read, like let’s just be real.
The book was good, the romance was cute, Daniel Grant is the man that literally every woman probably wishes they had, Alexis was a typical fmc, and some of the characters in the book I really wanna push off a cliff tbh. But, one thing that impressed me the most was the abuse and domestic violence portion. I thought it was amazing how the author handled it while also including scenes that could educate people reading this book on what emotional abuse actually looks and feels like. As someone who has been through emotional abuse, I really appreciated that especially with how Alexis grew as a character in regard to her trauma with her family. It ended up being really important to me even though there were many times where I did not like Alexis because she did not act like a 38 year old woman would irl (especially as a woman with immense privilege).
Furthermore, albeit rather typical in “part of your world” kinda stories, seeing the classism and elitism of other characters play out was actually pretty interesting considering the dynamic that Alexis and Daniel had and the stance that Daniel maintained throughout the story. Sometimes I just think that books with this trope of “I can’t love you because I’m rich and you’re poor and therefore we’re living in separate worlds” is often overused and just predictable, but I actually enjoyed it here because most of Abby Jiminez’s more detailed writing was when we got to see this level of classism and how it impacted the mentality and trauma of the main characters. It made it interesting and gave a good look at what led to the found family trope in Part of Your World. I was also very happy to see a book with an fmc, who works in the medical industry, actually talk and acknowledge wealth disparity and how access to medicine is not easy, and even moreso how underserved communities need to be taken care of. As someone who comes from an area and lives a life where that is very common, I’m glad it’s being spoken about in a published book especially with recent cyclical chatter online being “reading is not political” which… that’s just a wild take.
I will say though, I did predict the ending by at least chapter 5, and honestly I wasn’t really disappointed by it. It was moreso one those moments where you say “haha I knew it”, but I personally don’t see the main affect of this story being how the ending turned out, so I’m cool with it.
Overall, it was pretty good. It was a fun read. There were some moments that were pretty predictable, but I feel like there is more to take away from this book than just the romance and a fun time and I like seeing that in my books. So maybe I’m an Abby Jiminez fan 👀
Content Warnings
Moderate: Classism, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Medical content, Infidelity, and Toxic friendship